Four Men Killed In Three Accidents Friday
Four area men died in three unrelated Friday accidents on June 25. Jessie Juarez and Guad alupe Alvarado Jr., cousins, perished in a 6 a.m. Tyler crash with a logging truck when the car driver apparently fell asleep. Leon Moore, 57, of San Antonio and formerly Hearne, was struck by a train at 5:20 p.m. near Southern Pacific yards and died at Robertson County Community Hospital. Ludvik Matula, 70, of Gause was killed in a tractor shredder incident on his farm two miles west of Gause near Highway 79 after entangling with the blade when he jumped from the tractor as it caught fire.
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Jessie Juarez
Guadalupe Alvarado Jr
Tyler
Justice of the Peace
Jack A. Mathews
Hearne
Arkansas
Juarez
Josephine
Leon Moore
San Antonio
Southern-Pacific
Moore
Robertson County Community Hospital
Ludvik Matula
Gause
Jim Swanzy
Matula
Highway 79
Swanzy
Free Immunizations for Children at Hearne Center
Immunizations against tetanus diphtheria whooping cough polio measles and rubella will be given free to children two months and older on Wednesday July 7 from 10 a m to 12 noon at the Hearne Community Center on Davis Street. An official from the Texas Department of Health notes ongoing illness and deaths and urges parents not to delay and to visit their physician or attend the clinic.
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Hearne Community Center
Davis Street
Texas Department of Health
Easterly Cemetery Meeting Saturday, July 3 at Easterly Church
The Easterly Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on Saturday at 2 p m in the Easterly Baptist Church. All members and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easterly Cemetery Association
Easterly Baptist Church
Hearne Lions Club Installs Officers at Center
The Hearne Lions Club met Tuesday June 22 at the Hearne Community Center for its annual officer installation. Jay Terrell became president succeeding Dick Shear as out going leader. Dr. James Stegall of Bryan led the installation ceremony with Mrs. Leon Meek receiving the door award.
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Hearne Lions Club
Hearne Community Center
Jay Terrell
Dick Shear
James Stegall
Bryan
Leon Meek
Traffic Department to Relocate to Bryan
The traffic department of the Southwestern Bell Telephone office in Hearne will move to Bryan in the latter part of this year. Bob Faust, unit manager for telephone service in Hearne, Madisonville, and Huntsville, said the relocation will provide better service, relieve floor space, and centralize the operation. The business office will remain at the current location.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone
Hearne
Bryan
Bob Faust
Madisonville
Huntsville
Faust
Calvert Theater Plans Dinner Theater of Aaron Slick From Pumpkin Crick
The Little Theater will stage Aaron Slick From Pumpkin Crick Friday and Saturday July 16 and 17 at the restored Calvert Hotel. Cast includes Phil Adats Kim Smith Josephine Henson Mary Alice Roberts Jeanie Wiese Vada Morris Pat Montgomery directed by Jean Anderson. Buffet dinner 7 to 8 p m with curtain at 8 15 p m Reservations 364 2468 or Box 537 Calvert. Mrs C P Henry and Mrs K E Johns visited Lake Jackson with daughter and sister Mrs R A Smith who underwent major surgery and was recovering.
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Little Theater
Aaron Slick
Pumpkin Crick
Calvert Hotel
We Howl
Phil Adats
Kim Smith
Josephine Henson
Mary Alice Roberts
Jeanie Wiese
Vada Morris
Pat Montgomery
Jean Anderson
Calvert
C. P. Henry
K. E. Johns
Lake Jackson
R. A. Smith
Farm Tour Starts in Gause Milam County July 2
The Intensified Farm Planning Program tour begins at Coat's Grocery and Market in Gause at 9 a m on Friday July 2. It includes a corn variety demonstration on the Brown Ely and Sons Passa farm and ends with a watermelon cut at L R Simons farm. County agent John E Snell urges all interested cooperators to attend and view IFPP progress.
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Milam County
Coat's
Gause
Brown Ely and Sons
IFPP
John E. Snell
L. R. Simons
Three Arrested On Gun Charge In Hearne
Hearne residents two women and a man were arrested by city police at about 1:15 am on Monday, June 28, for handgun related offenses. A woman faced rudely displaying no firearm in public while the man and the other woman were charged with possession of a prohibited weapon. Charges were filed in City Court. Chief BE HO McCoslin said no shots were fired and there were no injuries. All three suspects are in their 20s and were arrested simultaneously.
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Hearne
Hearne City Council Approves Substation Transformer Plans
The Hearne city council on June 28 authorized City Engineer Jim Harless to draft plans and specs for a 10,000 kvp transformer at the northern substation as power demand grows seven percent yearly. The meeting also revised employee sick and vacation leave, authorized $3,000 in revenue sharing to two humanitarian groups, and approved grants for a neighborhood center and transportation costs. Unrelated items included street program delays due to rain, audit negotiations with Edward Slovacek, engine repairs plans with Fairbanks Morse, and postponement of local sales tax suit authorization to July 12 pending legal counsel input.
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Hearne
Jim Harless
Robertson County
Citizens Board
Brazos Valley
A. K. Steinheimer
Steinheimer
Edward Slovacek
Bryan
Slovacek
Harless
Fairbanks-Morse
New Orleans
B. K. Doherty
First State Bank
Guy FE
Chandler
R. M. Blocker
Tenth Street
Blocker
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Bill Palmoe
Hit And Run Accident Near Hearne Injures Teens
A Friday near Hearne saw a one car hit and run wreck with minor injuries to James Green 23 and a separate two vehicle crash on FM 391 injuring two 16 year olds Randy Woolsey and Roland Padgett. DPS patrolmen reported no serious injuries.
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Green
FM 391
Hearne
Haskel Lunsford
Randy Woolsey
Roland Padgett
Brazos Valley Council Names Advisory Committee Heads
Brazos Valley Development Council executive committee met last Thursday and appointed Milton Aalen Hearne Dean Breitinger Burleson County Rev Hume Reeves Grimes County W T McDonald Jr Brazos County Mayor Lloyd Joyce Bryan Roscoe Bayless Madison County Harley Roath Brazos County Arnold Wedlitz Brazos County as advisory committee chairs. The panel reviewed a 235,766 conversion grant for the Brazos Valley Mental Health Center to fund two years of services for children and the elderly. A 610,010 summer youth recreation request was noted for BVYDC manpower. The program aims to provide activities for economically disadvantaged youth in all seven counties, funded by the Community Services Administration and the Texas Dept of Community Affairs. They also reviewed plans for an 8 sewage treatment plant project with an even review.
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Brazos Valley Development Council
Milton Aalen
Hearne
Emergency Medical Services
Dean Breitinger
Burleson County
Hume Reeves
Grimes County
W. T. McDonald Jr
Brazos County
Lloyd Joyce
Bryan
Roscoe Bayless
Madison County
Harley Roath
Arnold Wedlitz
Brazos Valley
BVYDC
Community Services Adminstration
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Let Freedom Ring Bicentennial event in Hearne set July 4
Let Freedom Ring an American Bicentennial celebration open to the public will run 2 to 4 p m Sunday July 4 at Fireman s Hall. Rev David McNeely organizer says the town should unite with patriotic and religious music a guest speaker from Houston Police Captain J M LeVrier and Mayor Guy E Chandler to address unity and community. A time capsule idea may be added for 100 years future commemoration containing 1976 newspapers photos and program details.
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Fireman’s Hall
David McNeely
First Assembly of God Church of
Hearne
McNeely
J. M. LeVrier
Houston Police Department
LeVrier
God
Houston
City Hall
Freedom Ring
Booger Bunch Defeats Bryan in 19-5 Softball Win
Booger County Bunch defeated Bryan Green Machine 19 to 5 Sunday at Hearne Lions Club Little League diamond. The win improves their record to 6 1. Bunch travels to Jewett Wednesday for a return game and may meet Madisonville later. Previously they beat Jewett Hangers 24 to 10 at Leon Consolidated School on June 21 and Jewett Giants 15 to 1 on June 24 at New Baden. Coach Bobby Holler of Franklin leads the team with assistant George D Hughes of New Baden.
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Booger County Bunch
Bryan Green Machine
Hearne Lions Club
Little Leasgue
BC Bunch
Jewett
Madisonville
Jewett Hangers
Leon Consolidated School
Bunch
Jewett Giants
New Baden
Bobby Holler
Franklin
George D. Hughes
Squger County
Pryan
Thanding LaGrene
Gauss
Kanda Nexvent
Franklin Sone Hearne
Shewa
Colky Botta Pras
Mary Lou Deig
Hearne
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Chilton
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Roger Crowder
Austin
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Elmer Mullinnix
Billy Howard
Lions Club News
Traffic Department
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DPS
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Henry Prairie Road
Gary Henderson
Brazos Valley Council
Guy E. Chandler
Booger Bunch
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